anti sonar

U-84 · 11-12-08, 10:03 AM

hey guys, do anti sonar coating that you can buy with renown actually work?..in game and in actual WWII:hmm:

GoldenRivet · 11-12-08, 10:06 AM

i think in the game they degrade sonar return by a very small percentage. - unfortunately the coating is not enough to save your hide in lieu of poor tactics or decision making. - in other words it wont make you "invisible"

In real life? good question, i dont know of any data to support whether or not the material worked well at all.

seem to remember a post about how it would often come off the boat in chunks.

IMHO, it was just another one of the latest gimmicks

meduza · 11-12-08, 10:50 AM

IIRC, the anti sonar coating reduces a chance of detection by 10%, the improved coating by 20%.
I'd say it's worth it.

Not sure about real life...

Graf Paper · 11-12-08, 11:02 AM

ANYTHING that reduces the ability of the destroyers to detect your u-boat is a very,very,very good thing!

Just don't let the technology serve as a substitute for smart tactics.

Now go slip that rubber onto your boat!

Jimbuna · 11-12-08, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meduza

IIRC, the anti sonar coating reduces a chance of detection by 10%, the improved coating by 20%.
I'd say it's worth it.

Not sure about real life...

Thereabouts

Brag · 11-12-08, 03:21 PM

Slap the coating on, it will reduce your detectability by 10%. Every little bit helps

Red Heat · 11-12-08, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Graf Paper

ANYTHING that reduces the ability of the destroyers to detect your u-boat is a very,very,very good thing!

Just don't let the technology serve as a substitute for smart tactics.

Now go slip that rubber onto your boat!

Very well said, Kaleu...

Graf Paper · 11-12-08, 09:56 PM

Thank you, Red Heat.

If I thought strapping fuzzy pink bunny slippers to my bow would reduce my ASDIC reflection, I'd do it!

Now all I really want is an inflatable u-boat decoy...loaded with enough Torpex to blast any escort to the moon when they drop depth charges on the decoy!

Murr44 · 11-13-08, 04:05 PM

From what I've read early on they had problems with Alberich shedding pieces (kind of like a dog shedding a winter coat). These bits & pieces would hang loosely to the U-Boat and make noise, making the boat more detectable.

11-12-08, 10:03 AM	#1
U-84 Medic Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: under you in my VIIC Posts: 168 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	anti sonar hey guys, do anti sonar coating that you can buy with renown actually work?..in game and in actual WWII:hmm: __________________ Never fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning- Field Marshall Erwin Rommel Courage is being scared to death, but saddeling up anyways- John Wayne

11-12-08, 10:06 AM	#2
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	i think in the game they degrade sonar return by a very small percentage. - unfortunately the coating is not enough to save your hide in lieu of poor tactics or decision making. - in other words it wont make you "invisible" In real life? good question, i dont know of any data to support whether or not the material worked well at all. seem to remember a post about how it would often come off the boat in chunks. IMHO, it was just another one of the latest gimmicks __________________ Last edited by GoldenRivet; 11-12-08 at 10:07 AM.

11-12-08, 10:50 AM	#3
meduza Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: on patrol Posts: 1,035 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	IIRC, the anti sonar coating reduces a chance of detection by 10%, the improved coating by 20%. I'd say it's worth it. Not sure about real life... __________________

11-12-08, 11:02 AM	#4
Graf Paper Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pacific Northwest United States Posts: 1,146 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 2	ANYTHING that reduces the ability of the destroyers to detect your u-boat is a very,very,very good thing! Just don't let the technology serve as a substitute for smart tactics. Now go slip that rubber onto your boat! __________________ Still sailing the high seas, hunting convoys with those who join me.

11-12-08, 03:21 PM	#6
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Slap the coating on, it will reduce your detectability by 10%. Every little bit helps __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

11-12-08, 09:56 PM	#8
Graf Paper Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pacific Northwest United States Posts: 1,146 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 2	Thank you, Red Heat. If I thought strapping fuzzy pink bunny slippers to my bow would reduce my ASDIC reflection, I'd do it! Now all I really want is an inflatable u-boat decoy...loaded with enough Torpex to blast any escort to the moon when they drop depth charges on the decoy! __________________ Still sailing the high seas, hunting convoys with those who join me.

11-13-08, 04:05 PM	#9
Murr44 Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 913 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	From what I've read early on they had problems with Alberich shedding pieces (kind of like a dog shedding a winter coat). These bits & pieces would hang loosely to the U-Boat and make noise, making the boat more detectable. Last edited by Murr44; 11-13-08 at 04:05 PM.